Silvester
noun
1.
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “of the woodland.”.
noun
1.
Sylvester I.
Silvester II
noun
1.
Sylvester II.
noun
1.
Saint, died a.d. 335, pope 314–335.
Sylvester II
or Silvester II
noun
1.
(Gerbert) died 1003, French ecclesiastic: pope 999–1003.
Sylvester II
/sɪlˈvɛstə/
noun
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original name Gerbert of Aurillac. c. 940–1003 ad, French ecclesiastic and scholar; pope (999–1003): noted for his achievements in mathematics and astronomy
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